scholarly journals A Chlorophyll Fluorescence Screening Test to Evaluate Chilling Tolerance in Tomato

HortScience ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 334-339 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark A. Walker ◽  
Dale M. Smith ◽  
K. Peter Pauls ◽  
Bryan D. McKersie

The chilling tolerance of commercial Lycopersicon esculentum cultivars (H2653, H722), Solanum lycopersicoides, an F1 hybrid of S. lycopersicoides × Sub-Arctic Maxi, and 25 BC2F2 lines of L. hirsutum × H722 (backcrossed twice to H722) was evaluated using a chlorophyll fluorescence assay. The ratio of the initial to the peak fluorescence (Fo: Fp) measured from fully expanded leaves was chosen as an indicator of plant health. Chilling induced an increase in Fo: Fp that was correlated with the sensitivity of the plant to low-temperature stress. Values of Fo: Fp remained low for cold-treated S. lycopersicoides and the F1 hybrid, which showed few symptoms of chilling-related damage, whereas the commercial cultivars, which were essentially intolerant to low temperatures, had large increases in Fo: Fp. A full range of Fo: Fp values was measured in the 25 BC2F2 lines, indicating that some chilling tolerance from the L. hirsutum parent was expressed by plants in these populations.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhe Li ◽  
Luting Wen ◽  
Xia Wu ◽  
Junqi Qin ◽  
Zhong Chen ◽  
...  

Abstract Low temperatures limit the development of Oreochromis niloticus (tilapia), and an increase in low-temperature tolerance would increase yields. We studied the responses of tilapia to low temperatures. The fish were labeled CK, AA, BB, and CC based on treatment (25°C, 12°C/1 h, 12°C/24 h, and 12°C/48 h, respectively) with CK being the control group. We examined the transcriptome responses and the Na+/K+-ATPase activity of gill tissue in each group. The Na+/K+-ATPase activity varied with the treatment time. Transcriptome sequencing of 12 individuals yielded 585.51 million clean reads, and at least 83.26% of the genes were mapped to the reference genome. Comparative analysis revealed 12,448 genes with significantly differential expression, including 792, 1,827, 1,924 upregulated genes and 992, 3,056, 3,857 genes downregulated for AA, BB, and CC, respectively. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were validated using RT-PCR for five genes. Functional annotation analysis of the DEGs identified functions associated with response to low-temperature stress. When tilapia was subjected to low-temperature stress, expression changes occurred in genes associated with cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction, metabolic pathways, cell adhesion molecules, material transport, and immunity. The founding will help understand the effects of low temperature on fish and provide a theoretical basis for the tilapia breeding industry.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Libin Wang ◽  
Xiuxiu Sun ◽  
Weiqi Luo ◽  
Chunlu Qian

C-repeat binding factor- (CBF-) dependent signaling pathway is proposed to be a key responder to low temperature stress in plant. Jasmonates (JAs), the endogenous signal molecules in plant, participate in plant defense against (a)biotic stresses; however, the mechanism has not been fully clarified so far. With the progress made in JAs biopathway, signal transduction, and their relationship with CBF-dependent signaling pathway, our knowledge of the roles of the CBF-dependent signaling pathway in JAs-mediated improvement of chilling tolerance accumulates. In this review, we firstly briefly review the chilling injury (CI) characteristics of postharvest horticultural commodities, then introduce the biopathway and signal transduction of JAs, subsequently summarize the roles of the CBF-dependent signaling pathway under low temperature stress, and finally describe the linkage between JAs signal transduction and the CBF-dependent signaling pathway.


2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 218-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yeray Folgar Cameán ◽  
Miloš Barták

In this study, we evaluated the effects of low and sub-zero temperature on the fast chlorophyll fluorescence transient (OJIP) and OJIP-derived parameters in 4 different mosses: Sphagnum girgensohnii, Polytrichum formosum, Hylocomium splendens and Pleurozium schreberi. The low temperature stress was applied on the mosses for 90 min. at 3 different temperatures (5°C, -1°C and -10°C). To investigate the effects of this stress on the functioning of photosystem II (PS II), the chlorophyll fluorescence measurements were taken at control temperature (22°C) and, after a 90 min. acclimation period, at each experimental temperature. The shape of OJIP curves and chlorophyll fluorescence parameters were found temperature-dependent in all the species. The mosses differed in their sensitivity to the stress but general trends in response to low temperature were similar. The results support the idea that S. girgensohnii is less resistant to low temperature stress than the other species. We were also interested in the K and L steps in OJIPs, representing different disorders caused by low temperature. The K-step was seen in P. formosum and P. schreberi and the L-step in H. splendens and S. girgensohnii.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A. Aazami ◽  
M. Asghari Aruq ◽  
M. B. Hassanpouraghdam

Abstract Background: Cold stress is one of the limitative factors of different species of crops on the planet, causing significant damage to the Iranian agricultural industry every year. Grapes are the product of temperate warm zones and sensitive to early autumn cold and spring cold. The current study the effects of cold stress (+1 °C for 4, 8, and 16 hours) on three grapevine cultivars (Ghiziluzum, Khalili, and Perllete) were investigated. Results: The results showed that cold stress caused significant changes in the antioxidant and biochemicals content in the studied cultivars. Furthermore, examining the chlorophyll fluorescence indices, cold stress caused a significant increase in minimal fluorescence (F0), a decrease in maximal fluorescence (Fm), and the maximum photochemical quantum yield of photosystem II (Fv/Fm) in all cultivars. According to the obtained results, among the three studied cultivars, ‘Perllete’ with the highest increase in proline content and the activity of antioxidant enzymes and also, having the lowest accumulation of malondialdehyde, hydrogen peroxide, electrolyte leakage, and F0 as well as less decrease in Fm and Fv/Fm had the higher tolerance to the cold stress than ‘Ghiziluzum’ and ‘Khalili’ cultivars. VvCBF4 and VvNAC1 genes expression was increased in all three cultivars at +1 °C at 8 hours and then decreased. The increase in VvCBF4 and VvNAC1 genes expression in ‘Perllete’ cultivar was higher than the other two cultivars. Conclusion: ‘Perllete’ and ‘Ghiziluzum’ showed the highest tolerance to low temperature stress, respectively. ‘Khalili’ was sensitive to low temperature stress.


2012 ◽  
Vol 598 ◽  
pp. 504-510 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huan Yun Zhou ◽  
Yang Liu

Epoxy asphalt concrete has been widely used in China as an excellent paving material on long-span steel bridges. Analysis of its low-temperature thermal stress can be a more accurate grasp of pavement low temperature stress condition. The bending creep test of epoxy asphalt mixture was carried out at low temperatures to obtain the creep compliances and determine the relaxation module. Then the principal curves of the relaxation module were regressed in a form of Prony progression expression by Matlab. The relaxation module was further converted to the parameters needed in the viscous-elastic module in ANSYS software. Finally, a three-dimensional full-scale Finite Element model for steel box girder and asphalt overlay was constructed to analyze the stress scenario under low temperatures for the duration of 48 hours. The maximum temperature stress was only 2.45 MPa at a temperature of -20.4°C and thus no shrinkage cracks will occur.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanling Zheng ◽  
Meng Wang ◽  
Shijun Hu ◽  
Jianrong Wu ◽  
Zhixiang Yu

Abstract Background: Our previous work showed that freezing tolerance of Cycas panzhihuaensis was higher than that of C. bifida. However, the mechanisms underlying the differential freezing tolerance of the two species is not clear. Photosynthesis is one of the most temperature-sensitive processes. Lipids play important roles in membrane structure, signal transduction and energy storage which are closely related to stress response of plants. Hence, the chlorophyll fluorescence parameters and lipid profiles of the two species were characterized to explore the dynamic changes of photosynthetic activity and lipid metabolism following low temperature and subsequent recovery. Results: The photosynthetic activity decreased significantly with the decrease of temperatures in C. bifida, reaching to zero after recovery, which however, was little affected in C. panzhihuaensis. Lipid composition of C. bifida was more affected by cold and freezing treatments than C. panzhihuaensis. Compared to the control, the proportions of all the lipid categories recovered to the original level for C. panzhihuaensis but those of most lipid categories changed significantly for C. bifida after 3 d of recovery. Particularly, the glycerophospholipids and prenol lipids of C. bifida degraded severely during recovery period for C. bifida. The changes of acyl chain length and double bond index (DBI) occurred in more lipid classes immediately after low temperatures in C. panzhihuaensis than those in C. bifida. DBI of the total main membrane lipids of C. panzhihuaensis was significantly higher than that of C. bifida following all the treatments. Conclusions: The results of chlorophyll fluorescence parameters confirmed that the freezing tolerance of C. panzhihuaensis was higher than that of C. bifida. The lipid metabolism of the two species had differential responses to low temperatures. The homeostasis and plastic adjustment of lipid metabolism and the higher level of DBI of the main membrane lipids might contribute to the higher tolerance of C. panzhihuaensis to low temperature.


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